Seizan

Taisho / Showa period, 20th century

1926-1940

Painting

An ink and coloured painting on silk bordered in silk mounts and bone jikusaki (scroll ends). The painting depicts a red Koi carp leaping from the water and a dark Koi carp below. What looks like two carp at the base is the same fish, the artist has painted a faded version of the carp moments before trying to give movement to the image.

Signed Seizan

Scroll size 539mm x 1886mm

Painting size 354mm x 1153mm